hystking / Yuhei Nakayama / gon: “Switched branches and want to jump back? ``` git switch - `…”

Switched branches and want to jump back?

git switch -

Like cd -, it returns to the branch you checked out last. Run it again to toggle between the two.

03:00 · Nov 7, 2026commit c5676d1

I am surprised how few devs know this one

and it works with merge too 🔥 git merge - pulls in the branch you were just on

Wait until you pair that with git merge - or git rebase -. The shorthand @{-1} works across almost every git command that takes a branch ref.

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